one of the guys I hunt with rather regularly ,
ask me what caliber AR15 upper he should purchase for one of his AR15 lowers,
he recently purchased at last weeks gun show?....
which he says he needs....., " to hunt hogs with?"
hes been using a marlin in 35 rem and a remington 7600 in 308 to hunt hogs with for decades...
now let me point out that Id be the last one to suggest anyone does not need a new rifle,
Im not a bit jealous, and I wish him the very best..I know he enjoys playing with new rifles...
but I know for a fact this guy owns at least 40 center fire rifles and at least 6 -8 different AR15 uppers already.
5 are 223, one in 300 blk out and ones in 9mm...(I suggested he could use the 223)
I suggested he might just reach into his gun safe and grab one of several dozen currently owned rifle options,
he has ,and yes Im all for him buying anything he wants or can afford as hes single and has a great job,
and hes a dentist... if he wants to buy a new AR15 upper ,
he does not need to justify its purchase
,"because he needs a rifle to hunt hogs with"

honestly he has at least a dozen rifles that would make fine hog hunting rifles
I find it rather humorous, that he thinks he needs to justify his choices.
most hogs shot locally are shot at under 75 yards and they weight less than 200-250 lbs
I have no skin in the game here and I pointed out that he might want to get a
heavy 24" stainless varmint weight barrel caliber like 224 Valkyrie as he does not currently have a good long range varmint rifle,
and he might want to take up hunting coyotes, or bob cats?
or he might want something different.. like a 25-45 Sharps, or a 6.5mm Grendel or a 350 legend,
if he wants to upgrade from his current 223 AR15, and the 300 black out uppers he already owns,
now Im sure not suggesting he not buy a new AR15 upper if he wants one.... but this is not a case of NEED or lack of options.
I personally see this as a bit of a joke, .... that he thinks he needs to justify a purchase.
hell, if he wants something he can certainly afford it.
most of us don't have the disposable cash this guy has...,
but I find it rather interesting that he thinks its a critical choice... really its simply a pleasant diversion.

https://gundigest.com/rifles/ar-15/a...your-carbine#4

well after selling thousands of guns, and dealing with gun buyers i at the shop I was in!
I gave up real fast in even wasting a second on a reason someone wants to buy a NEW gun
its there money, and have at it

if folks didn't keep buying things, the gun sales would die off and so would the new production of new and different things

same goes for when they start talking about facts and info, you can clearly tell, they have no real experience with or know what there talking about!
you kinda just got to tone things out and smile and nod your head sort of making them feel good about themselves!
on some folks, I do admit I would ask them where they hunt or shoot there guns at
so I would know to stay FAR away from them area's however LOL
the things I have heard them say would scare more folks
I have had customers tell me they shoot at sounds they hear while hunting and ???
OH BOY< what a world we live in !

For hogs. That's easy. A 350 legend. Will work for his lower and is equal to the 35 rem with less recoil

The things you learn on here. Never knew a 350 Legend would fit in an AR.

absolutely anything that will fit in a AR-15 mag can be had, my 2 faves for hunting are the 25 wssm and the 458 socom, but for hogs, could you beat the 6.5 grendel, the 6.8 spc, or the 350 legend?
don't blame him one bit if he has the means to buy them! elkman, the 350 legend is a strait walled 223 case necked to .358.

What I want to buy or build next typically has very, very little to do with what I’ve bought or built before.